Civility Update: House Democrats 'Target' 19 Vulnerable Republicans
By Noel Sheppard | January 31, 2011 | 17:29
Within minutes of the tragic shootings in Tucson, the Left and their media minions were sure that violent rhetoric and gun imagery were responsible for inciting Jared Lee Loughner to that heinous act.
Now, just 23 days since that horrible event and after all kinds of calls for a toning down of such rhetoric, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has issued a press release entitled "DCCC Launches 'Drive to 25' Ad & Grassroots Campaign in Targeted Districts" (image courtesy World Net Daily:
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) today announced it is launching a paid advertising and grassroots campaign to hold 19 vulnerable House Republicans accountable for choosing a partisan plan that will cost jobs and make America less competitive over the President’s common sense solutions to create jobs and get the economy moving again. As part of the “Drive to 25,” the DCCC will be running radio ads, web ads, automated phone calls, live phone calls, and e-mails in targeted districts throughout the week.
The press release named names:
Lou Barletta (PA-11)
Charlie Bass (NH-02)
Ann Marie Buerkle (NY-25)
Steve Chabot (OH-01)
Chip Cravaack (MN-08)
Robert Dold (IL-10)
Sean Duffy (WI-07)
Blake Farenthold (TX-27)
Mike Fitzpatrick (PA-08) *
Nan Hayworth (NY-19)
Joe Heck (NV-03)
Robert Hurt (VA-05)
Thad McCotter (MI-11)
Patrick Meehan (PA-07)
Dave Reichert (WA-08)
David Rivera (FL-25) *
Jon Runyan (NJ-03)
Joe Walsh (IL-08)
Allen West (FL-22)
The Washington Post reported the news at its website Monday with the headline, "DCCC Targets 19 With First Media Offensive":
In the first major media salvo of its effort to reclaim the House in 2012, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is launching an advertising campaign against 19 targeted Republican incumbents.
Hmmm. "Targeted Republican incumbents."
I guess it's okay to do this 23 days after Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) was shot, but it was completely inappropriate for Sarah Palin to do virtually the exact same thing months before last year's midterm elections.
But the Post wasn't done, for another headline at its website Monday read "Democrats' Ad Campaign Targets Hurt":
The 2010 elections happened just three months ago, but the 2012 ad battle is already heating up -- and Rep. Robert Hurt (R-Va.) is right in the middle.
The Post wasn't the only newspaper missing the hypocrisy Monday:
- Dems train early gun on Heck - Las Vegas Review-Journal
- Democrats' ad targets Cravaack - Minneapolis Star Tribune
- DCCC targets Rep. Joe Heck in campaign to regain House - Las Vegas Sun
- Election barely over, Dems target Reichert - Seattle Post Intelligencer
- Dems target Allen West in ad campaign - Sun Sentinel
Well, I guess this kind of rhetoric is only violent when aimed at Democrats.
Go figure.
Readers are advised the above image came from World Net Daily and not the DCCC press release.
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Comments
So, when some nut-job takes a shot at one of those 'targeted'
Submitted by Dave. on Mon, 01/31/2011 - 5:49pm.
...do we get to blame it on the D[CCCP]? Richy Maddow, maybe? Prissy Tingles, perhaps? Eleanor (over the Cliff)t? Ed the Red Shultz? Bill dePressed?
The hypocrisy in all this lefty talk of "civility" is staggering.
-Dave
<insert hysterical laughter>
Submitted by motherbelt on Mon, 01/31/2011 - 6:12pm.
Dave, here's the only solution:
LINK
mb,
Submitted by Dave. on Mon, 01/31/2011 - 7:08pm.
LOL - Ya know, there are days...
-Dave
some of these stories about
Submitted by dr2b on Mon, 01/31/2011 - 8:04pm.
some of these stories about the blatant hypocrisy make me wish NB had a weekly TV show to get it out more...its so infuriating
You could check out Sean Hannity's featurette...
Submitted by rickster0130 on Mon, 01/31/2011 - 8:55pm.
Brent Bozell does a featurette called Media Mash on Sean Hannity's TV show... although I agree it should be longer, 'cos there's an embarrassment of riches to be had!
Civility??
Submitted by rickster0130 on Mon, 01/31/2011 - 8:59pm.
Every time the lefties call for civility, smile sweetly and say two words... "YOU FIRST!!"
DCCC
Submitted by Ashrak on Mon, 01/31/2011 - 9:45pm.
is kinda like CCCP.
Synonym
Submitted by Jerry Mack on Tue, 02/01/2011 - 12:02am.
Everyone should know that when Dims use Targeted, it is being used as a synonym for selected. My goodness, we all know that using the word Targeted could cause a Beck watcher to go beserk.
They named names!!! :(
Submitted by mostlymoderate on Tue, 02/01/2011 - 1:56am.
They named names!!! :(
Of course they're not gonna
Submitted by scarebear83 on Tue, 02/01/2011 - 3:00am.
Of course they're not gonna say anything... remember these are people who don't like guns so they probably won't use any or become enraged like Republicans will and just want to pick up guns and start shooting people.... I seriously wonder what goes on in some of these people's heads.
Aside from all
Submitted by sam12663 on Tue, 02/01/2011 - 10:43am.
of this 'targeting stuff; just how can the DCCC declare these members as 'vulnerable'? In my district, Mike Fitzpatrick beat Patrick Murphy by 19,000 votes. Does that sound like a close race?
Its all part of a larger fundraising scheme to collect cash from the truly blind loyalists that haven't come to the realization that liberalism is dying on the vine.
Bring it on losers.
And Thad
Submitted by UpNorth on Tue, 02/01/2011 - 1:23pm.
McCotter got just shy of 60% of the vote in the last election. This is the NSDCC tilting at windmills again.
Headline
Submitted by HockeyKid on Tue, 02/01/2011 - 10:43am.
"DCCC Targets First 19 With Offensive Media"
There. Fixed it for 'em.
"Democrats' Ad Campaign Targets Hurt"
That one just stands on its own, doesn't it?
"Beauty is only skin deep, but liberal's to the bone." - me
"Target" ? Where are the
Submitted by Cowboy on Tue, 02/01/2011 - 2:09pm.
"Target" ? Where are the contenders to be the next Keith Olberman on this? Certainly they have given their opinion on "Target" ;language...